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Verb transcribe has 5 senses

transcribe - write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
--₁ is one way to write down, set down, get down, put down

Derived forms: noun transcription₁, noun transcriber₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
transliterate, transcribe - rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
--₂ is one way to rewrite
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
--₃ is one way to adapt, accommodate

Derived form: noun transcriber₅
Sample sentence:
Did he transcribe his major works over a short period of time?
transcribe - make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
--₄ is one way to rewrite

Derived forms: noun transcriber₃, noun transcriber₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
transcribe - convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
--₅ is one way to convert

Derived form: noun transcription₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something